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When All You have is a Hammer
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. In other words, if you have only one tool, you try to use it for everything. In part, this adage explains government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Government has only one tool—force. Every tool has a proper use. A screwdriver is great for…
Stay Home, Work Safe, or Else
This morning, Harris County Judge Lina Hildago ordered all residents of the county to stay at home unless they have her permission to leave. Of course, Hildago didn’t have the intellectual honesty to put it that way. Instead, she justified her dictatorial mandate by claiming that it will save lives while ignoring the number of…
The Injustice of Renewable Energy Mandates
Renewable energy mandates require utilities to get a certain percentage of electricity to come from renewable sources, such as wind and solar. The details of the mandates vary, but they are all founded on the premise that consumers should be forced to reduce their use of fossil fuels. As of 2019, twenty-nine states and the…
An Orwellian View of Freedom
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced a proposal for a state law to permanently prohibit vaccine passports, forbid businesses from requiring masks, and prohibit “employers from hiring or firing based mRNA stabs.” In making the announcement, DeSantis said that during the pandemic Florida has served “strongly as freedom’s linchpin.” DeSantis has an Orwellian view of…
The Profit Motive as Regulator
Defenders of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) believe that government regulation is necessary to prevent pharmaceutical companies from selling “snake oil” and ineffective drugs. But it turns out that the profit motive is a better regulator than the FDA. This week nine pharmaceutical companies announced that they won’t be releasing vaccines for COVID-19 until…